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<blockquote data-quote="Speedtwin" data-source="post: 174630" data-attributes="member: 5012"><p>Nope,</p><p>The problems arose due to the deeds of the manufacturer of the hull who was in financial trouble, as was Vincent at the time.</p><p>To save some money they made the hulls thinner than specification.</p><p>The first machines to land in the States failed and Vincent lost a massive order , at the time the American order was thought to have been big enough to save the whole company.</p><p>The rest is history.</p><p></p><p>Ones that still work have reinforced hulls.</p><p>Fibreglass was pretty new back in those days but cutting corners wasn't.</p><p>Al</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Speedtwin, post: 174630, member: 5012"] Nope, The problems arose due to the deeds of the manufacturer of the hull who was in financial trouble, as was Vincent at the time. To save some money they made the hulls thinner than specification. The first machines to land in the States failed and Vincent lost a massive order , at the time the American order was thought to have been big enough to save the whole company. The rest is history. Ones that still work have reinforced hulls. Fibreglass was pretty new back in those days but cutting corners wasn't. Al [/QUOTE]
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